The present invention is a voice organizer system having a message intake module, for storing a voice organizer message created by a first user, and a message delivery module. The message delivery module includes instructions for delivering the voice organizer message to a second user on a date specified by the first user, and periodically redelivering the voice organizer message at a frequency specified by the first user. The message delivery module may also include instructions for associating a passcode with the voice organizer message. The message delivery module may further include instructions for automatically calling the second user on the delivery date specified by the first user, and, if delivery of the voice organizer message fails, placing the voice organizer message in a voice mailbox associated with the second user.
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1. A method of voice organizer message delivery comprising: recording a voice organizer message from a first user; storing the voice organizer message to be delivered to a second user on a specified date; upon said specified date, delivering the voice organizer message to the second user; if said delivery is incomplete, wherein the voice organizer message is not fully played to the second user, placing the voice organizer message in a voice mailbox associated with the second user; and periodically redelivering the voice organizer message at a frequency specified by the first user, wherein the frequency is selected from a group consisting of at least three frequencies.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user and the first user are the same user.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least three frequencies include daily, weekly and monthly.
4. The method of claim 1 , further including responding to commands from the first user by modifying the voice organizer message.
5. The method of claim 1 , further including responding to commands from the first user by changing the specified date of the voice organizer message.
6. The method of claim 1 , further including responding to commands from the first user by changing the frequency of the voice organizer message.
7. A voice organizer system comprising: a central processing unit; a message intake module, executed by the central processing unit, for recording and storing a voice organizer message created by a first user; a message delivery module, executed by the central processing unit, the message delivery module including instructions for: delivering the voice organizer message to a second user on a date specified by the first user; if said delivery is incomplete, wherein the voice organizer message is not fully played to the second user, placing the voice organizer message in a voice mailbox associated with the second user; and periodically redelivering the voice organizer message at a frequency specified by the first user, wherein the frequency is selected from a group consisting of at least three frequencies.
8. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising: a message intake module, executed by the computer system, for recording and storing a voice organizer message created by a first user; a message delivery module, executed by the computer system, the message delivery module including instructions for: delivering the voice organizer message to a second user on a date specified by the first user; if said delivery is incomplete, wherein the voice organizer message is not fully played to the second user, placing the voice organizer message in a voice mailbox associated with the second user; and periodically redelivering the voice organizer message at a frequency specified by the first user, wherein the frequency is selected from a group consisting of at least three frequencies.
9. The voice organizer system of claim 7 , wherein the second user and the first user are the same user.
10. The voice organizer system of claim 7 , wherein the at least three frequencies include daily, weekly and monthly.
11. The voice organizer system of claim 7 , further including a message modification module, executed by the central processing unit, that includes instructions for responding to commands from the first user by modifying the voice organizer message.
12. The voice organizer system of claim 7 , further including a message modification module, executed by the central processing unit, that includes instructions for responding to commands from the first user by changing the specified date of the voice organizer message.
13. The voice organizer system of claim 7 , further including a message modification module, executed by the central processing unit, that includes instructions for responding to commands from the first user by changing the frequency of the voice organizer message.
14. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the second user and the first user are the same user.
15. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the at least three frequencies include daily, weekly and monthly.
16. The computer program product of claim 8 , further including a message modification module, executed by the computer system, that includes instructions for responding to commands from the first user by modifying the voice organizer message.
17. The computer program product of claim 8 , further including a message modification module, executed by the computer system, that includes instructions for responding to commands from the first user by changing the specified date of the voice organizer message.
18. The computer program product of claim 8 , further including a message modification module, executed by the computer system, that includes instructions for responding to commands from the first user by changing the frequency of the voice organizer message.
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December 28, 2001
September 18, 2007
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